OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #674952
BURN,CLOTHING,ELECTRIC ARC,E GI III,ELECTRICAL,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,ELECTRICAL BOX,ELECTRICAL FAULT
Event description
BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN ELECTRICAL BOX
Investigation abstract
THE PLANT ELECTRICIAN FOR A MANUFACTURING PLANT WAS CONNECTING POWER TO A ROYAL ED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE AND LEFT ARM. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED F OR HIS INJURIES. MASTER ROLL GRINDER AT A BUS DUCT DISCONNECT BOX. THE DISCONNECT BOX WAS CONNECT ED TO A 600-VOLT BUS 12 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. ALL THE WIRING AND CONDUIT HAD BEE N INSTALLED EXCEPT FOR THE WIRING GOING INTO THE DISCONNECT BOX. A WATER PIPE HA D BEEN INSTALLED IN FRONT OF THE DOOR OF THE BOX SO THAT ITS DOOR COULD OPEN ONL Y UP TO A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE DISCONNECT WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, AND ALL FUSES HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE ELECTRICIAN WAS STANDING ON AN ELEVATED POWER LIFT INSTAL LING THE GROUNDING CONDUCTOR TO ITS CONNECTION IN THE BOX WHEN AN ELECTRICAL EXP LOSION OCCURRED. THE ELECTRICIAN HAD APPARENTLY CAUSED A GROUND FAULT. HE RECEIV
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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